London Street Art, May 2013 When President Obama recently dared graduates at Ohio State University to be better, to do better, to reject cynicism, he was inviting them to dream bigger, as well. Organizations that dream bigger than others, innovate better than others. A few years ago, I was involved in MORE

I do, but only from a perspective from the society I have been bought up in. Even then I’m making assumptions that only fit 75% of the population. What truly motivates employees to provide new ideas consist of many different elements. MORE

Sivaraman Ganesan. VP and Global Head, Assurance Services. Human-computer interfaces have evolved steadily, perhaps stealthily over the years. Depending on our initiation into the world of computers, our experiences have ranged from variants of punchcards, keyboards, the mouse and of course touchpads and icons. For sure, tactile screens are all the rage now while voice recognition and eyeball-tracking seem to be on the prowl. MORE

“The greatest advances in human civilization have come when we recovered what we had lost: when we learned the lessons of history.” Winston Churchill. Remembering history. Should we? What good is it anyways? The past is the past. MORE

The word broke this evening: "“Habemus papam! We have a Pope!" But the question in so many minds has got to be: "for what purpose, and for how long?" When the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church entered their conclave on Tuesday to choose the next Pope, they carried with MORE

London Street Art, May 2013 When President Obama recently dared graduates at Ohio State University to be better, to do better, to reject cynicism, he was inviting them to dream bigger, as well. Organizations that dream bigger than others, innovate better than others. A few years ago, I was involved in MORE

For most of the thirty-five or so years that I’ve been in the China-watching business, the easiest question of all to answer has always been: “Tell us what will happen next?” Easy because the best answer has consistently been: “Pick a point sufficiently high on the chart, ten years out, MORE

Amidst all of the stories of great wealth and good fortune being generated by Twitter’s IPO, most of which was unavailable to real tweeters, there is one incontestable Twitter fact in my life: twitter may be social media, but the real beneficiary of my tweeting is myself. The realization that I MORE

Crowdsourcing is the process of gaining required services, information, content or ideas through contribution solicitations from a group of people – usually done online – instead of asking for contributions from suppliers or employees. MORE

Crowdsourcing is the process of gathering ideas and opinions from a group of people for specific purposes. If you have an organization and you want to have the ability to identify and obtain insight from everyone, this will help you to identify changes to implement that will help your business grow. MORE

For most of the thirty-five or so years that I’ve been in the China-watching business, the easiest question of all to answer has always been: “Tell us what will happen next?” Easy because the best answer has consistently been: “Pick a point sufficiently high on the chart, ten years out, MORE

Your employees are your best business assets. Without them, business operation is not going to be even possible. Unless you are a very small business or Superman, then you are going to need extra manpower than just yourself. MORE

Amidst all of the stories of great wealth and good fortune being generated by Twitter’s IPO, most of which was unavailable to real tweeters, there is one incontestable Twitter fact in my life: twitter may be social media, but the real beneficiary of my tweeting is myself. The realization that I MORE

The key to a successful business is held with the employees. If employees are happy in their job, they are more likely to do their job better. They will be willing to do the extra things that are needed to make a business successful. MORE

Organizations don't innovate, people do. Organizations that are admired for being especially innovative don't hire genetically different people than are available to the rest of us, they just make different managerial choices that allow their people to be more innovative. Leadership does this (or, doesn't), and, as a result, innovative MORE

Organizations don't innovate, people do. Organizations that are admired for being especially innovative don't hire genetically different people than are available to the rest of us, they just make different managerial choices that allow their people to be more innovative. Leadership does this (or, doesn't), and, as a result, innovative MORE

social innovation. Social innovation is the general concept of getting new ideas from across different groups, organizations or cultures. It is that kind of innovation that aims to go beyond norms, traditions, ethnicities and races. MORE

Crowdsourcing has become a big trend, with many companies relying on feedback and ideas from the public to deliver a new product or update an existing one. Everyone has an opinion, which is something that more and more companies are banking on. MORE

Each of us has our own little problems but these tend to pale in comparison to the needs of society as a whole. We live in a world that literally changes by the minute, with new technology and ideas launched on a daily basis. MORE

What is innovation management? What is Innovation Management? With the life cycle of products becoming increasingly shorter today, innovation management is essential to companies that want to stay on the cutting edge of their industries. MORE

Innovation is one of the hardest to manage and most necessary elements in modern business. Idea management is a new concept that is bringing employees, customers and management together in an attempt to keep business on the cutting edge. In this article, we will look at Internal Idea Management. MORE

The future has often been built by those who are a bit out ahead of the rest of us; not afraid to dream, and perseverant enough to ensure that their dreams are realized. In the process, we all move forward as well. MORE

MEDIA RELEASE. For immediate release. 17 September 2013. Citizensourcing involves people in what affects them most. Citizensourcing software, which puts organisations in touch with people but with more control than social media, is being released by leading social innovation platform HunchBuzz. Citizensourcing is a new wave in engagement tools available to central government, local bodies, policy makers and political parties. MORE

“Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it’s too late.” – Rita Coolidge. Being a technologist is all about solutions. OK, it’s about a lot more than that. MORE

I get asked this question on a weekly basis; I also get told that idea management is an invaluable tool. It’s interesting to see other people’s perspectives on idea management, and why it’s so important. MORE

We have technology so advanced that we can search the world and give us the answers we desire in milliseconds, but what if the answers aren’t available yet? We have search engine technology that enables us to search text, images, video and even shapes. MORE

They don’t, not by themselves at least. Innovation tools such as HunchBuzz are no different from a piece of paper, the possibilities are endless. Idea Management tools enable the process to happen. I was in a meeting with a client the other day who asked how our platform would create innovation within their organisation; as to ask how our tool could change the world. It can’t and it never will, unless the tool is used and abused by the organisation. MORE

“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” – William Pollard. Do you ever get the sense that things are getting a little stale? MORE

Being a technology consultant is a fabulous job. We’re brought in to amazing companies to understand their business models and, by applying technology solutions, we facilitate solving the challenges they face on a day to day basis. Many times the end result is almost like a “product.” MORE

Open innovation is the life blood of many corporations. Instead of relying only on the capital and assets within the company, they can tap into the immeasurable assets if the entire world. This combination creates an atmosphere of sustainable progress, and is great for shareholders and customers alike. One of the greatest benefits of open innovation is the ability to find and groom innovators who already have products and technologies. MORE

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Being a technology consultant is a fabulous job. We’re brought in to amazing companies to understand their business models and, by applying technology solutions, we facilitate solving the challenges they face on a day to day basis. Many times the end result is almost like a “product.”

I get asked this question on a weekly basis; I also get told that idea management is an invaluable tool. It’s interesting to see other people’s perspectives on idea management, and why it’s so important.

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Sivaraman Ganesan. VP and Global Head, Assurance Services. Human-computer interfaces have evolved steadily, perhaps stealthily over the years. Depending on our initiation into the world of computers, our experiences have ranged from variants of punchcards, keyboards, the mouse and of course touchpads and icons. For sure, tactile screens are all the rage now while voice recognition and eyeball-tracking seem to be on the prowl.

From his upcoming book, Building Smarter Organizations, Gordon will do a deep dive into connecting and collaborating with those outside your organization to accelerate innovation. Gordon will provide practical strategies to connecting and working with the "nearside" of suppliers, partners and alumni in order to accelerate innovation.

“The greatest advances in human civilization have come when we recovered what we had lost: when we learned the lessons of history.” Winston Churchill. Remembering history. Should we? What good is it anyways? The past is the past.

“Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it’s too late.” – Rita Coolidge. Being a technologist is all about solutions. OK, it’s about a lot more than that.

We have technology so advanced that we can search the world and give us the answers we desire in milliseconds, but what if the answers aren’t available yet? We have search engine technology that enables us to search text, images, video and even shapes.

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“The greatest advances in human civilization have come when we recovered what we had lost: when we learned the lessons of history.” Winston Churchill. Remembering history. Should we? What good is it anyways? The past is the past.

“Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it’s too late.” – Rita Coolidge. Being a technologist is all about solutions. OK, it’s about a lot more than that.

We have technology so advanced that we can search the world and give us the answers we desire in milliseconds, but what if the answers aren’t available yet? We have search engine technology that enables us to search text, images, video and even shapes.

I do, but only from a perspective from the society I have been bought up in. Even then I’m making assumptions that only fit 75% of the population. What truly motivates employees to provide new ideas consist of many different elements.

The key to a successful business is held with the employees. If employees are happy in their job, they are more likely to do their job better. They will be willing to do the extra things that are needed to make a business successful.

social innovation. Social innovation is the general concept of getting new ideas from across different groups, organizations or cultures. It is that kind of innovation that aims to go beyond norms, traditions, ethnicities and races.

Your employees are your best business assets. Without them, business operation is not going to be even possible. Unless you are a very small business or Superman, then you are going to need extra manpower than just yourself.

From his newly released book, Greg Satell has researched how people and organizations successfully innovate. We are excited to have Greg join us for a session that will draw upon these insights and provide a playbook for how to define the right innovation strategies for your organization to overcome the specific challenges that your organization faces and dramatically improve your innovation effectiveness.

“Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” – William Pollard. Do you ever get the sense that things are getting a little stale?

Crowdsourcing is the process of gathering ideas and opinions from a group of people for specific purposes. If you have an organization and you want to have the ability to identify and obtain insight from everyone, this will help you to identify changes to implement that will help your business grow.

Crowdsourcing is the process of gaining required services, information, content or ideas through contribution solicitations from a group of people – usually done online – instead of asking for contributions from suppliers or employees.

What is innovation management? What is Innovation Management? With the life cycle of products becoming increasingly shorter today, innovation management is essential to companies that want to stay on the cutting edge of their industries.

This action-packed session examined the critical questions you should ask as you establish an open innovation framework: which technologies or ideas? Which partners and how many? Which methods? By taking a strategic approach to open innovation, you’ll find the right ideas or partners more effectively, and you’ll accelerate new products to market more quickly. This was a great session you don’t want to miss.

Each of us has our own little problems but these tend to pale in comparison to the needs of society as a whole. We live in a world that literally changes by the minute, with new technology and ideas launched on a daily basis.

Crowdsourcing has become a big trend, with many companies relying on feedback and ideas from the public to deliver a new product or update an existing one. Everyone has an opinion, which is something that more and more companies are banking on.

Innovation is one of the hardest to manage and most necessary elements in modern business. Idea management is a new concept that is bringing employees, customers and management together in an attempt to keep business on the cutting edge. In this article, we will look at Internal Idea Management.

Organizations don't innovate, people do. Organizations that are admired for being especially innovative don't hire genetically different people than are available to the rest of us, they just make different managerial choices that allow their people to be more innovative. Leadership does this (or, doesn't), and, as a result, innovative

We are excited to launch the Collaborative Innovation Webinar Series with Dr. Soren Kaplan. His just released book, "The Invisible Advantage," provides actionable insights into how any organization can create a culture of innovation, an environment that promotes freethinking, an entrepreneurial spirit, and sustainable value creation at all levels and across all functions. By registering for the webinar, you will get a free excerpt from his book.

MEDIA RELEASE. For immediate release. 17 September 2013. Citizensourcing involves people in what affects them most. Citizensourcing software, which puts organisations in touch with people but with more control than social media, is being released by leading social innovation platform HunchBuzz. Citizensourcing is a new wave in engagement tools available to central government, local bodies, policy makers and political parties.

Open innovation is the life blood of many corporations. Instead of relying only on the capital and assets within the company, they can tap into the immeasurable assets if the entire world. This combination creates an atmosphere of sustainable progress, and is great for shareholders and customers alike. One of the greatest benefits of open innovation is the ability to find and groom innovators who already have products and technologies.

They don’t, not by themselves at least. Innovation tools such as HunchBuzz are no different from a piece of paper, the possibilities are endless. Idea Management tools enable the process to happen. I was in a meeting with a client the other day who asked how our platform would create innovation within their organisation; as to ask how our tool could change the world. It can’t and it never will, unless the tool is used and abused by the organisation.

London Street Art, May 2013 When President Obama recently dared graduates at Ohio State University to be better, to do better, to reject cynicism, he was inviting them to dream bigger, as well. Organizations that dream bigger than others, innovate better than others. A few years ago, I was involved in

Paul Sloane is a well-known author and speaker on open innovation. In this session, Paul takes us through examples of successful open innovation programs to explore the breadth of what open innovation can be for organizations and the value it can bring. This was a great session you don’t want to miss.

London Street Art, May 2013 When President Obama recently dared graduates at Ohio State University to be better, to do better, to reject cynicism, he was inviting them to dream bigger, as well. Organizations that dream bigger than others, innovate better than others. A few years ago, I was involved in

Amidst all of the stories of great wealth and good fortune being generated by Twitter’s IPO, most of which was unavailable to real tweeters, there is one incontestable Twitter fact in my life: twitter may be social media, but the real beneficiary of my tweeting is myself. The realization that I

Amidst all of the stories of great wealth and good fortune being generated by Twitter’s IPO, most of which was unavailable to real tweeters, there is one incontestable Twitter fact in my life: twitter may be social media, but the real beneficiary of my tweeting is myself. The realization that I

For most of the thirty-five or so years that I’ve been in the China-watching business, the easiest question of all to answer has always been: “Tell us what will happen next?” Easy because the best answer has consistently been: “Pick a point sufficiently high on the chart, ten years out,

We are excited to have Paul Campbell, an expert in corporate entrepreneurship, covering some of the strategies and tactics he has repeatedly used to transform corporate innovation programs. In this session, Paul shares his experience innovating in new and adjacent markets through a deft deployment of open innovation, business accelerators, venturing, M&A, R&D, business development and strategy team leadership.

For most of the thirty-five or so years that I’ve been in the China-watching business, the easiest question of all to answer has always been: “Tell us what will happen next?” Easy because the best answer has consistently been: “Pick a point sufficiently high on the chart, ten years out,

The future has often been built by those who are a bit out ahead of the rest of us; not afraid to dream, and perseverant enough to ensure that their dreams are realized. In the process, we all move forward as well.

The word broke this evening: "“Habemus papam! We have a Pope!" But the question in so many minds has got to be: "for what purpose, and for how long?" When the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church entered their conclave on Tuesday to choose the next Pope, they carried with